The little-studied witchcraft trial that took place at Abiquiu, New
Mexico, between 1756 and 1766 is the centerpiece of this book. The
witchcraft outbreak took place less than a century after the Pueblo
Revolt and symbolized a resistance by the Genzaros (hispanicized
Indians) of Abiquiu to forced Christianization.
The Abiquiu Genzaro land grant where the witchcraft outbreak
occurred was the crown jewel of Governor Vlez Cachupns plan to
achieve peace for the early New Mexican colonists. They were caught
between the Pueblo Indians' resistance to Christianization and
raids by the nomadic indio barbaros that threatened the existence
of the colony. Thanks mainly to the governor's strategy, peace was
achieved with the Comanches and Utes, the Pueblo Indians retained
their religious ceremonies, and the Abiqui Pueblo land grant
survived and flourished.
"The Witches of Abiquiu" is the story of a polarizing event in
New Mexico history equal in importance to the Salem witchcraft
trials of 1692.
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